Bio

Daniel Halston focuses on securities litigation, general commercial litigation and administrative law disputes. He has represented numerous public and private high technology, life sciences, and financial services companies and their officers and directors in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including securities fraud class actions, derivative litigation, mergers and acquisitions disputes, false claims act actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, investment advisor claims, closely-held corporation disputes, proxy contests, and a wide variety of public law matters. He also regularly represents clients in internal investigations and before the SEC, FINRA and state regulatory agencies. Mr. Halston has represented numerous public and private companies and their officers and directors in complex securities, commercial, and corporate governance matters, including Acacia Communications, Inc., Airvana Corporation, Analogic Corporation, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Biogen Idec, DataXu, Inc., Eclipsys Corporation, EverQuote, Inc., Governor of Massachusetts, MKS Instruments, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Regal Entertainment Group, Separacor, Inc., Sonus Networks, Inc., Staples, Inc., and State Street Corporation. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Halston served as an assistant attorney general in both the Administrative Law and Trial Divisions of the Government Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. He represented the Commonwealth before all courts of the Commonwealth in various disputes with regulated industries and professionals.